Beginner's Study Guide for Classes

[Paul Arden]

I would start them casting in lesson 1 and then they can practise for all those months until the season begins. I’ve often started beginners fly fishing days with flytying or even netting the stream with a small net to catch insect larvae. But there are many ways to do it. I do think that the biggest hurdle for anyone taking up fly fishing is fly casting. Unless you’re going to teach them FNing of course

Cheers, Paul

* French Nymphing

[Carol]

Task Analysis (TA)

Identifying the Target Skill. ...
Identifying the Prerequisite Skills of the Learner and the Materials Needed to Teach the Task. ...
Breaking the Skill into Components. ...
Confirming that the Task is Completely Analyzed. ...
Determining How the Skill Will be Taught. ...
Implementing Intervention and Monitoring Progress.

This is a good way to think about it, Mark. Thanks.

-Carol

[RSalar]

I would start them casting in lesson 1 and then they can practise for all those months until the season begins. I’ve often started beginners fly fishing days with flytying or even netting the stream with a small net to catch insect larvae. But there are many ways to do it. I do think that the biggest hurdle for anyone taking up fly fishing is fly casting. Unless you’re going to teach them FNing of course

Cheers, Paul

* French Nymphing

I already gave them a group casting lesson to include a video of each student. The reason for the indoor classes is that, unlike where you are, it get cold up here in the winter. Not everyone is as crazy as I was that winter I took zoom lessons while standing on a frozen lake!

[Boisker]

Weather is a real pain… I’ve managed to practice once in the last week…. it has been continuously windy and wet, culminating tomorrow with a forecast for 50-55mph winds and 95% chance of heavy rain… I won’t be practicing tomorrow

[Paul Arden]

Not everyone is as crazy as I was that winter I took zoom lessons while standing on a frozen lake!

I thought you’d have them all casting outdoors from their decks